GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
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historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |